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Venkat
Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan
Born: 21 April 1945, Madras (now Chennai)
Major Teams: Madras, Tamil Nadu, Derbyshire, India.
Known As: Venkat
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
Other: ICC Match Referee, Umpire
Test Debut: India v New Zealand at Madras, 1st Test, 1964/65
Last Test: India v Pakistan at Jullundur, 2nd Test, 1983/84
ODI Debut: India v England at Leeds, Prudential Trophy, 1974
Last ODI: India v West Indies at St George's, 3rd ODI, 1982/83
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 57 76 12 748 64 11.68 0 2 44 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 14877 696 5634 156 36.11 8-72 3 1 95.3 2.27
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 15 9 4 54 26* 10.80 42.85 0 0 4 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 868 7 542 5 108.40 2-34 0 0 173.6 3.74
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1963/64 - 1984/85)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 341 457 84 6617 137 17.73 1 24 317 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 83678 33568 1390 24.14 9-93 85 21 60.2 2.40
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(career: 1973/74 - 1982/83)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 71 44 13 346 26* 11.16 0 0 29 0
R W Ave BBI 4w 5w
Bowling 2262 64 35.34 4-31 1 0
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
Umpiring Record:
Test Debut: India v England at Calcutta, 1st Test, 1992/93
Latest Test: Pakistan v Australia at Sharjah, 3rd Test, 2002/03
Test Appearances: 60
ODI Debut: India v England at Jaipur, 1st ODI, 1992/93
Latest ODI: Kenya v South Africa at Colombo (RPS), ICC Champions Trophy, 2002/03
ODI Appearances: 44
ICC Match Referee Record:
Test Debut: Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Moratuwa, 1st Test, 1992/93
Last Test: Australia v New Zealand at Brisbane, 3rd Test, 1993/94
Test Appearances: 5
ODI Debut: Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (RPS), 1st ODI, 1992/93
Last ODI: New Zealand v South Africa at Hobart, World Series, 1993/94
ODI Appearances: 8
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An off spinner who was both accurate and penetrative, Srinivas
Venkatraghavan was a member of the famous spin quartet which teased
and tormented batsmen the world over for well over a decade. He was a
fighter to the core. Having to compete with EAS Prasanna for the off
spinner's slot, Venkat was in an unenviable position. But he kept
improving as a bowler, was a useful tailend batsman, an excellent
close in fieldsman and a shrewd captain. The international career of
Venkat, who remained very fit throughout his playing days, lasted from
February 1965 to September 1983, one of the longest for an Indian
player.
Not yet out of his teens when he made his Test debut, Venkat made an
immediate impact on the international arena by taking 21 wickets in
four Tests against New Zealand including a match haul of 12 wickets in
the final game at New Delhi. But once the spin quartet was formed,
Venkat found himself more out than in the playing eleven. Now and then
however he made his presence felt, like when he took five for 95 to
star in India's victory over West Indies at Port of Spain in
1971. That `India Rubber Year' remained Venkat's high water mark for
he took 35 wickets in eight Tests, besides being the vice captain of a
victorious team. However he could command a regular place in the side
only after the spin quartet had broken up in the late 70s. He led
India in the first two World Cup competitions and also on the tour of
England in 1979. By 1980 however he had lost his place in the side but
even as his career seemed over, he made a comeback in 1983 when he was
picked for the tour of the West Indies. He retired from first class
cricket in 1985 after taking the second biggest haul of wickets in the
Ranji Trophy - 530. In retirement, Venkat has kept in close touch
with the game either as an administrator, manager of touring Indian
teams and now as a respected international umpire.(Partab Ramchand)
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